Scenic Sundays | My Absolutely Amazing Significant Other

The discussion theme for February’s #ShelfLove Challenge is your favorite book significant other. As many of you know I profess to love James Alexander Malcolm MacKenzie Fraser. But I’ll confess, I’m not in love with him. I’m just in really deep like with Jamie. Why? Because by the time I had discovered Jamie back in the early 2000s, I had already found him sitting across the dank dark basement of a crappy old house in Ottumwa, Iowa playing video games in the late ’90s.

You see Jamie bears some of the same characteristics that I find so deeply attractive in my husband.

He’s steadfast.

He’s loyal.

He treats me as his equal. (And knows when to defer to my judgement. There’s a reason he jokingly calls me the Sergeant Major.)

He loves me.

He gives amazing hugs.

He’s educated and he’s traveled the World.

He cares for others.

He’s mine, all mine.

So Jamie is all yours, dear friends. I have my Jamie already. And to my husband, if he happens to read this, you said recently that Jamie wasn’t real, but you are wrong. Every time I look at you and think about you, I see my Jamie come to life.

Terri, you have GOT to stop making me cry in the middle of the night 😉 Seriously, this is beautiful. You are so, so lucky to have each other, and to have had so many wonderful years together. I also had to Google Jamie, hahah. I’m equal parts so, so happy for you and have the warm fuzzies, and the other half maybe incredibly jealous 😉 Lovely, as always ♥

Outlander is one of my favorite books and one of the books I recommend most frequently! The best advice I was given and share with others…give the book at least 100 pages. After that it really moves along. And if push comes to shove, you can always watch the show. It’s a faithful adaptation, IMO.

awwww this is sooo sweet! you are lucky but Jamie is one lucky guy too! I’ve known for a while you are a big fan of Outlander. I tried a few episodes but gave up. Nothing to do with the series. I’m just super exhausted at night to read or watch TV. 🙁
Loved this post 🙂

I feel much the same way. I love Jamie, but I already have my Scot, and Jamie is Claire’s. I would never try to pull a Laoghaire, and I want them to be together forever. I’ve never had a book boyfriend, even when I was completely single, because those fictional men I love are attached to the fictional women they love, and I wouldn’t want it to be any different. So maybe I should change it to “Book Relationship”?

Aww I love this! Your husband sounds amazing. And I bought Outlander awhile ago and just haven’t gotten around to reading it because I know I’ll go crazy and read the whole series. It has been patiently waiting for me, so I may need to read it soon.

Oh my goodness, Terri. That brought tears to my eyes! How wonderful that you found your perfect book boyfriend in real life…even before meeting him in fiction. 🙂 I’ll be meeting Jamie this year…and now I can’t wait! This is a wonderful testimony to love, my dear. Very inspirational. And I love the EBB quote, too!